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Helly Hansen Pace Sports Bra

The Pace Sports bra is a typical compression style sports bra with no fancy bells & whistles. A-B cups will find this supportive enough for high impact activities. It serves it's purpose well, but didn't stand out in any way, except for some slight chaffing.

New Balance Airy Racer

This is a standard racerback compression bra that is best used for your highest-impact runs if you are an A or B cup. Mobility and comfort are not this bra’s strongest features, although it ranks high in support.

Lululemon All Sports Bra

The name “All Sports Bra” might be somewhat misleading for women with a bust larger than an A cup. This luxuriously comfortable bra is best for high mobility, low impact activities like yoga or weightlifting.

Smartwool PhD Seamless Racerback Bra

For smaller cup sizes, this is a fabulously versatile bra that is comfortable enough for yoga and supportive enough for running. If you’re not an A cup, however, you may find this bra is not supportive enough for high impact activities.

Athleta Tempo Seamless Bra Top

This is a fantastic bra for yoga or fitness classes, and lovely on its own due to the flattering padded cups. However, support is minimal, and high-impact sports like running are out of the question for C cups or larger.

Brooks Pure Drift

The most minimal shoe in the Brooks Pure Project line works much better as a transitional 4mm drop shoe than a zero-drop shoe for true minimalist runners.

Smith I/OX Goggle

Smith’s unique over-the-frame lenses provide a great field of view but are not as easy to change out as one might think. This goggle didn’t fog and performed well in a variety of conditions.

Arnette Skylight Goggle

The lenses in this goggle are exceptionally clear and provide superior definition in a variety of conditions. The dome shape isn’t too large and the peripheral vision is great but the frame is a bit soft which led to the lens popping out at inopportune times.

Oakley Airbrake Snow Goggle

A very good goggle that stands out for its versatility in varying conditions. The lenses didn’t fog and provided great optics, and changing lenses was insanely easy. The main drawback was its limited peripheral vision.

New Balance Minimus 10v2 Road

The Minimus 10v2 Road's light weight and overall comfort provide a nice ride, but long-term durability of the outsole area may be questionable with high mileage use.

Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera TX20

Due in large part to its portability and ease of use, I ended up using the Cyber-shot more than any of the other cameras tested. The images are crystal clear, the iAuto mode is highly intuitive, and the touchscreen is extremely responsive.

Olympus Tough TG-1

The TG1 put up with a beating and looked almost new at the end of the test period. It sported a host of settings and features, images tended to have some color and brightness issues.